TWO BROCADED COVERS OF PERSIAN SATIN SILK
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE LONDON COLLECTOR
Qajar Iran, 19th century

Comprising a cover of square shape, the joined panel of raspberry red satin silk brocaded with rows of left-facing buti with metallic gold thread wound around a silk core, in wide gilt ribbon border, edged with diagonally cut silk ikat, lined in later green and blue shot-figured silk, 84cm x 82cm; and another of rectangular shape, the joined navy blue satin silk brocaded in metallic gilt thread with ‘mother and baby’ large and small alternating buti, infilled with floral sprigs with red highlights, crochet gilt band inner border, in fine, narrow termeh band of polychrome wool woven with meandering buti and flowerheads, in gilt braid edging, interlined, lined in shot silk of pink and grey, 64cm x 47cm excluding the fringe.